Rail tie and fastener



E. T. WADE.

' RAIL TIE AND FASTENER- APPLICATION FILED nc.30, 1919.

1 48, 160.- Patented Aug. 3, 1920.

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E. T. WADE.

RAILTIE AND FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED 050.30. 1919.

Patented Aug. 3,1920.

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awvcwtoz Eljmde Wilma EDWIN '1. WADE,

OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-THIRD TO ALBERT- C.

JONES, OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI.

BAIL TIE AND rnsrnnna.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patgntsgd Aug. 3, 192G.

Application filed December 30, 1919. ,Serial No. 348,260.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, EDWIN T. WADE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Jackson, in the county of Hinds and State of Mississippi, have invented a new and useful Rail Tie and Fastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway track construction, and more particularly to the tie construction thereof.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a concrete 'or composition tie construction having means to properly reinforce the same throughout the length thereof, which reinforcing elements support the rails associated with the tie, thus eliminating any possibility of the tie breaking or being rendered inoperative under the strain of trains passing thereover.

A further object of the invention is to provide means forming a part of the tie for securing the rail to the tie, thus insuring against displacement of the rail supported thereon.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rail tie which embodies certain improvements on my prior application allowed Oct. 15, 1919, and whichincludes'reinforo ing elements passing downwardly through the tie.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details. of construction hereinafter de scribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of which is claimed, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawings Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of a railway tie constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 illustrates a side elevational view of the same;

Fig. 3 illustrates a side elevational view of a modified form of rail chair and securing means, and

Fig. 4 illustrates a of the end caps.

Fig. 5 illustrates a sectional view taken on line 55 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the device is shown as including sections 5 and 6,

perspective view of one the same being of lengths equal which are formed of concrete or other plastic material, and include the reinforcing bars 7, which are embedded in the upper surface of each of the sections 5 and 6,'the bars being arranged in parallel relation with each other, and in spaced relation with the side edges of the respective sections, the thickness oi each of thebars 7 being great enough to permit a substantial portion or" the bars to be embedded within the concrete structures, and at the same time permit the upper surfaces thereof to lie flush with the upper surfaces of the respective sections 5 and 6.

These bars '7, are preferably formed of malleable iron and are substantially wide, to the combined length of the sections 5 and 6, so that the ends of the bars 7 will lie flush with the ends of the respective sections, the inner ends of the respective sections being spaced apart as at 8, but having connectionwith each other, through the portions 9 of the bars 7, which portions 9 support the sections 5 and 6 in proper spaced relation with each other, and prevent lateral displacement of the sections. I,

in the construction of each of the sections, tapering openings are formed on the undersides of the respective sections, the openings being disposed adjacent the outer ends of the sections, and receive the angularly tapering heads 11 of the securing bolts 12, which are of lengths to permit the same to pass the entire distance throughthe sections, the upper ends thereof passing through suitable openings provided in the bars 7, the nuts 13 being positioned on the upper ends of the securing bolts for securing the bars 7 to the sections 5 and 6, to prevent the same from moving with relation to the sections forming a part thereof.

Similar securing bolts 14, pass upwardly through the respective sections 5 and 6, and each of the securing bolts 14 includes an angularly tapering-nut 15, threaded interiorly to receive the threaded extremity 16 of the securing bolt, the upper end of each securing bolt passing through a suitable opening in the section associated therewith. The upper end of each securing bolt has a squared head 17 formed integral therewith, which head in operation contacts with a rail fastener 18, which is also apertured to receive a portion of the bolt associated rail 19 to .be secured to the tie.

the same having an extension 19 or flange of the It will thus be seen that upon rotation of the head 17, the nut 15 is moved within its opening, with the result that the rail fastener 18 is secured in position.

While .I have shown and described one element of the fastening means, it is of course understood that a similar construction is provided on the oppositev edge of the flange of the rail.

Reinforcing end plates 20, embrace the adjacent ends of the plastic sections 5 and 6, and as shown, these end plates include parallel members 21 and 22, spaced apart, the distance between the members 21 and 22 being equal to the thickness of the respective sections so that these end plates will exactly fit over the ends of the sections thus eliminating any movement between the sections andreinforcing elements, which would tend to wear the sections at their points of contact with the end plates.

Disposed within the parallel members 21 and 22 at the points directly opposite each other are the openings 23, which openings receive the bolts 24 for securing the end plates 20 to the respective sections, a nut 25 operating on one end of each of the bolts 24 for accomplishing this result.

The end plates 20, are also provided with openings to permit the bars 7 to pass therethrough, so that the sections 5 and 6 will revent lateral movement of the end plates 20 with relation to the sections, to aid in the bracing of the section.

In the modified form of the invention, as illustrated by Fig. 3 of the drawings, a rail therewith, embraclng the lower edge,

chair 10' is provided, which rail chair has upwardly extending flanges 11 of a length to extend above the heads-17 to permit the flanges 11 to -be bent over the heads 17 to lock the bolts 14 against rotation.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new is 2- 1. In a railway tie construction, opposed sections ofplasticmaterial, reinforcing ele ments disposed in the upper surface of both ofvthe sections, and providing means to connect the sections, end plates includingparallel members contacting with the upper and lower surfaces of the respective sections, said end plates having openings to accommodate the reinforcing elements, and rail securing means extending through each of the opposed sections.

2. Ina railway tie construction, opposed sections of plastic material, relatively flat reinforcing elements, disposed in the upper surface of both of the sections, and providing means for connecting the sections, end plates embracing the respective sections, said end plates having openings to accommodate the reinforcing elements, rail securing means supported by the respective sections, and means extending through the re spective sections and having connection with the rail securing means for securing the rail securing means to the respective sections. 7

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixed my signature inthe presence of two witnesses.

EDNVIN T. WADE.

Witnesses C. B. HAMILTON, J. W. HARDING. 

